transport

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun something that serves as a means of transportation
  2. noun an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
  3. noun the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

Etymology

From Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportō, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).

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Synonyms

conveyance

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